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Manjeet Dhillon

Tracing how ideas, art forms and sacred objects travelled across Asia, and what they became at every stop.

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Padang | Parade Grounds | Independence Square (Merdeka Square)

BML steps out onto the Padang, takes one look at the sky, and retreats half a pace into the shade of the clock tower.

Phew. You could fry an egg on this field. Well, nearly.

He peers across the grass at players only he can see.

Cricket,...

8 days ago
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Part II - Selangor Government Offices / Selangor Secretariat Building (Sultan Abdul Samad Building)

BML is still at the riverbank where we left him, now squinting at the facade with the expression of a man reading a menu with too many options.

Right. Let’s be honest about her. She’s showing off.

Horseshoe arches run along the verandah,...

9 days ago

Part I - Selangor Government Offices / Selangor Secretariat Building (Sultan Abdul Samad Building)

(BML stands on the Padang with his back to the Selangor Club, pipe in hand, and gazes up at the clock tower like a man about to be told off by it.)

Ah. Her.

Let’s get the introductions over with. This is the Selangor Government Offices, c...

10 days ago
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Chow Kit & Co

Wipes his brow, straightens his collar with a smirk

Ah, dah lama tak nampak muka, kan? I know, I know, I’ve been missing in action for a few months, forgotten macam lidi satay after the last bite. But trust me, not without good reason! Eve...

10 days ago
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General Post Office | Postal and Telegraph Offices

(Stops at the corner, pipe in hand, and gives the old GPO a long look.)

Still standing, I see. Good for you.

(Strikes a match, gets the pipe going, and squints up at the arches and verandahs.)

The neighbours all went in for domes. The GP...

10 days ago
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    Researcher, writer and incurably curious reader of culture. Following the journeys of people, goods and ideas that shaped maritime Asia.

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